It was St Mark who founded this Patriarchate and provided a major role during the first five centuries; It was considered second to the See of Rome and remained as such till its division in 451 following the Council of Chalcedony. It was then that the majority of Egyptians followed their Patriarch Dioscorus and called themselves "Orthodox". The other faithful remained attached to Rome and were called "Melkites", which meant “party of the king” -protector of the Council of Chalcedony; later they took the name of "Catholics".
COPTIC CATHOLIC PATRIARCHATE OF ALEXANDRIA
Today the Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria has about 210,000 faithful spread in six dioceses.
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